Causative testRead the text below and fill in the missing words A Bad Day Yesterday I had a really bad day.. I couldn't 3_____ the children to school, because she had already arranged t
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Read the text below and fill in the missing words
A Bad Day
Yesterday I had a really bad day I 1 _ at half past five, because I had to leave home early I had to take my car to the garage to 2 _ I couldn't 3 _ the children to
school, because she had already arranged to 4 _ that morning before work Having to
5 _ that early 6 _, but as you can see, I couldn't help it Of course, they weren't
very happy, to say the least Then, they 7 _ them eggs for breakfast, which took quite long, because our cooker is not in perfect order I should have 8 _ long ago, but
somehow I never had the time My wife started complaining again when she saw me
struggling with the cooker that I can never 9 _ It just 10 _, but it didn't improve anything Then I spilt some hot oil on my hand, which 11 _ round the kitchen, cursing and banging on everything We were running short of time and I had to 12 _ their breakfast in a hurry The weather forecast warned us that it would be cold so I 13 _ two pullovers Jenny couldn't find her favourite blue pullover and it 14 _ I 15 _ the
whole wardrobe upside down to find it, but of course it was no good We were running twenty minutes behind schedule when we left the house In the car, Tony asked me if I had
16 _ This might 17 _ that I'm a careless father, but I hadn't I told him that I had 18 _ to the watchmaker's, but it wouldn't be ready till Friday Then Jenny tried to 19 _ faster because she enjoys speed We were late anyway, so I obliged But only till
the next corner, where I 20 _ by a police car They 21 _ a breath test and fined me
for speeding When I arrived at the office, I found that my assistant hadn't been able to
22 _ my letters That was the end I decided I had had enough I simply 23 _ me a
cup of coffee and told her to 24 _ for that day I sat down to my coffee and spent the
rest of the morning reading the papers